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NOW A MAJOR ITV DRAMA A new translation of Georges Simenons sensational tale of deceit and backstabbing in an isolated community book six in the new Penguin Maigret series. She came forward the outlines of her figure blurred in the halflight. She came forward like a film star or rather like the ideal woman in an adolescents dream. I gather you wish to talk to me Inspector . . . but first of all please sit down . . . Her accent was more pronounced than Carls. Her voice sang dropping on the last syllable of the longer words. Maigret has been interrogating Carl Andersen for seventeen hours without a confession. Hes either innocent or a very good liar. So why was the body of a diamond merchant found at his isolated mansion Why is his sister always shut away in her room And why does everyone at Three Widows Crossroads have something to hide Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in previous translations as Maigret at the Crossroads and The Crossroad Murders. Compelling remorseless brilliant John Gray One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories Guardian A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness Independent